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Lada-class submarinelarger figure on 2 of 2
Shallow Water Combat Submersiblelarger figure on 0 of 2
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Length
Single sourceon waterline
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Lada-class submarine | Shallow Water Combat Submersible |
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| Name | Lada class[source] | — |
| Builders | Admiralty Shipyard , Saint Petersburg[source] | Teledyne Brown Engineering[source] |
| Operators | Russian Navy[source] | United States Navy Royal Navy (planned)[source] |
| Preceded by | Kilo class[source] | SEAL Delivery Vehicle[source] |
72 m (236 ft 3 in); 67 m (219 ft 10 in) on waterline[source]
Length
Single source6.8 meters (22 ft)[source]
7,500nm at 3 knots ( ) submerged
Single source7,500nm at 3 knots (13,800 km) submerged[source]
Installed power
Single source2,700 hp (2,013 kW)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Succeeded by | Project Kalina Amur class[source] | — |
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| Built | 1997–present[source] | — |
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| In service | 2010–present[source] | — |
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| Planned | c. 9[source] | — |
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| Completed |
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| Active | — |
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| Retired | — |
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| Type | Attack submarine[source] | Submersible , diver propulsion vehicle[source] |
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| Propulsion | Electric propulsion motor on permanent magnets Storage battery with increased service life 1 shaft[source] | Lithium-ion batteries powering electric motors[source] |
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| Test depth | 300 m (984 ft)[source] | >190 feet (58 m)[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Litiy CICS[source] | Inertial navigation system , high-frequency sonar for obstacle/mine avoidance and navigation, GPS[source] |
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| Armament | 6 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes 16 torpedoes or SSMs or 44 mines 10 Kalibr / Club land-attack cruise missiles , anti-ship missiles and anti-submarine missiles (some versions) RPK-6/SS-N-16 Vodopad/Stallion[source] | SEAL team personal weapons, limpet mines[source] |
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| Country of origin | Russia[source] | United States[source]Inventory Origin column; table 2, row 5, cell 2; revision 1373375989; retrieved 2026-09-30 |
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| Cost | — | $383 million (program cost)[source] |
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| On order | — | 7 USN, 3 RN[source] |
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